Fountain-pen



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V FOUNTAIN PEN. I Patented May 1,1883.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK HOLLAND, OF MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 276,692, dated May 1,1883.

Application filed November 10, 1882. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HOLLAND, of Manchestenin the countyofElartford and State of Connecticut, haveinvented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Fountain-Pens; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, whereby aperson skilled in the art can make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon.

Like letters in the figures indicate the same parts. .7 My improvementrelates to pens which have a reservoir for the ink and write with acommon pen, the ink being supplied to the pen as required for use bymeans of suitable chau nels and mechanism for regulatingthe supply. Theobject of my inventionv is to accomplish this in a more perfect mannerthan has heretofore been done.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure l is alongitudinal section through the middle of my improved pen, part of theink-reservoir being omitted in order to show the working parts ot' thepointsection upon a larger scale. Fig. 2 is a front view of theink-delivering mechanism with the pen removed from the holder. view ofthe same.

A is the ink-reservoir, which may he ofany convenient length or form. t

B is the point-section, which is screwed into or otherwise attached tothe ink-reservoir in Fig. 3 is a side any customary manner. This part ishollow,

having a cylindrical tube entirely through it, outside of which, at thelower end of B, there is an annular groove, B, for the reception of theshank or upper end of the pen.

Q is the pen, which is intended to be of the usual form of metallicpens, any common length or size being adapted to be used with myimproved mechanism.

D is the ink-delivering tube. The body of this is made cylindrical andexactly fits in the central hollow tube of the part B, in which it canbe moved up or down, as desired, to bring its discharge-opening at thelower end at the proper position with reference to the pen. The lowerend of D is curved toward the pen, and is provided with a large and freeopening for theink. This opening lies against the inside of the pen, sothat the ink is not discharged too freely. The part D also has a slit D,upon each side, which allows it to be more elastic, and to springagainst the pen and conform to its slight movement in writing.

E is a pin or tongue secured in the lower end of the tubeD and extendingupward to its top. This pin moves back and forth at its upper end asthelower end of the tube is deflected in writing. It serves as an agitatorto prevent the adhesion of bubbles of air as they ascend the tube totake the place of the ink expended. This allows the ink to descendfreely and uniformly while the pen is in use.

F is a cap, which fits over the point-section when the pen is notin use,to protect the point and prevent any accidental discharge of the ink.

In order to use my improvement, any ordinary metallic pen is placed inthe holdinggroove B and pushed in securely. The delivering-tube D isthen moved up or down to slit D on. the sides, and having a curved lowerend adapted to rest against the pen, in combination with thepoint-section B and pen G, all substantially as described.

2. The sliding delivering-tube D, provided with the slit D on the sides,and having a curved lower end adapted to rest against the pen, and thetongue E, attached to said tube at its lower end only, in combinationwith the 5 point-section B and the pen 0, substantially as described.

FRANK HOLLAND Witnesses:

THEQ. G. ELLIS, EDWIN F. Dnuoon.

